Weekly outings

Well, I planned on sitting on a park bench in Central Park to write this but I was late for the train so I'm still in Queens. This train platform is sunny, breezy and, relatively quiet, what more could I want? Each weekend I've been going "out", usually into the city, aka Manhattan. On a …

Talking with Old People

First an update on my experiences, then what I really want to share with you. Such adventures I've had trying to figure out NYC's public transportation! In Belize I felt like a city girl and now I feel like a country girl. I visited the magnificent New York Public Library and wandered Bryant Park this …

A Whole New World

It feels as though months have passed since I was in Belize. During the week or so that I was home I got a much needed haircut and a TB skin test(I’m healthy!), signed the papers to allow a background check for my next volunteer spot, unpacked, repacked. And that’s just the boring stuff. I …